Harold "Frog" Fagan (November 3, 1940 – August 6, 1993) was a
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...
Winston Cup
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driver from the
Toronto
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subdivision of
Willowdale, Ontario, Canada.
History
Harold Fagan is the son of Mrs. Yvonne Fagan (who was the owner of the ''Northway Restaurant'' on
Yonge Street
Yonge Street (; pronounced "young") is a major arterial route in the Canadian province of Ontario connecting the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto to Lake Simcoe, a gateway to the Upper Great Lakes.
Once the southernmost leg of provincial H ...
north of
Sheppard). Fagan served his country in the
Royal Canadian Navy
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and would go to his mother's restaurant while on
shore leave
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During the Age of Sail, shore leave was often abused by the ...
.
His mother's 1957
Dodge Custom Royal
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would be Fagan's first ride; he would punch some holes in the
muffler
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to make it sound better.
Pinecrest Speedway was Fagan's first ever experience racing stock cars at any level.
He had one top-ten finish (eighth at the
1968 Fireball 300
The 1968 Fireball 300 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 5, 1968, at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in Weaverville, North Carolina.
It had twenty-seven American competitors and one Canadian competitor ( Frog Fagan). T ...
race that took place at the
Asheville-Weaverville Speedway in
Weaverville, North Carolina
Weaverville is a town in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,120 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Chartered in 1875 and named for Michael Montraville Weaver ...
).
Fagan also accomplished 2297 laps of racing experience; the equivalent of .
His monetary achievement was earning $6,305 ($ when adjusted for inflation) in total career earnings.
On average, Fagan started his races in 28th place and finished them in 23rd place.
Fagan's career stretched for four years and twenty races.
The majority of Fagan's races were driven in
Ford
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* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
vehicles; most notably in the #95 entry owned by
Neil Castles
Henry Neil Castles (October 1, 1934 – August 4, 2022) was an American NASCAR Grand National and Winston Cup Series driver. He raced from 1957 to 1976, and won the NASCAR Grand National East Series in 1972.
Early life
Castles was born in Ma ...
while also racing in the #77 entry driven during his rookie season in
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
. Other manufacturers that Fagan raced for included
Dodge (with the #06 entry)
References
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1940 births
1993 deaths
Racing drivers from Ontario
NASCAR drivers
People from Willowdale, Toronto
Sportspeople from North York